{"id":101865,"date":"2014-07-31T07:05:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T14:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=101865"},"modified":"2014-07-31T07:24:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T14:24:37","slug":"race-video-200-fly-featured-some-fast-swims-at-juniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-200-fly-featured-some-fast-swims-at-juniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Video: 200 Fly Featured Some Fast Swims at Juniors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n

IRVINE, California, July 31. A sizzling C final in the women’s 200-meter fly highlights the 200 fly events at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals in Irvine.<\/p>\n

Women’s 200 fly<\/h1>\n

NBAC\u2019s Easop Lee, 14, produced a sterling time of 2:10.40 to win the 200 fly tonight. That dropped a second off her 2:11.66 lifetime best from the Bulldog Grand Slam, and is the third-fastest time in the 13-14 age division. The great Mary T. Meagher owns the top time there with a 2:07.01 from 1979 that will likely never be touched. Chattahoochee Gold\u2019s Lauren Case placed second in the finale with a time of 2:11.60, while Metro\u2019s Isabella Paez finished third in 2:11.94. Don\u2019t forget to look at the C final below, as the winner would have placed second in the championship heat.<\/p>\n

Kingfish\u2019s Madison Wright (2:12.33), Redlands\u2019 Sonia Wang (2:12.72), Longhorn\u2019s Victoria Edwards (2:12.99), SwimMAC\u2019s Caitlin Casazza (2:14.40) and North Carolina\u2019s Madison Homovich (2:16.44) also competed in the championship finale. Notably, Jasmine Tosky\u2019s 2:09.28 from 2010 survived another year as the meet record.<\/p>\n

Carmel\u2019s Veronica Burchill claimed the B final win with a time of 2:13.10. That\u2019s another second off her lifetime best of 2:14.19 set this morning in prelims. Patriot\u2019s Jen Marrkand chased down second in the consolation heat with a 2:13.43, while Tampa Bay\u2019s Christin Rockway snared third in 2:14.24.<\/p>\n

Crown Point\u2019s Hannah Kukurugya topped the C final in a time of 2:10.64. That\u2019s a three-second drop from her personal best 2:13.83 from a month ago. Walnut Creek\u2019s Brittany Usinger placed second in the C final with a 2:13.95, while Beach Cities\u2019 Jasmine Margetts posted a time of 2:14.58.<\/p>\n

For some reference points, the top 20 in the world currently is anchored by Sakiko Shimizu with a 2:09.19 from the Japan Open. The 2:10s by Lee and Kukurugya are just more than a second off that international-level time, which is pretty special considering we\u2019re talking about a junior national event here.<\/p>\n

A Final<\/h2>\n